Register to Vote

Registering to vote online

You can register to vote online. Everyone who is eligible should register to vote and keep this updated if they move. It will mean you can vote in elections and it may improve your credit rating.

Am I already registered?

If you're unsure if you're registered to vote then please email vote@ashford.gov.uk or call 01233 330402.

Registration Deadlines

The full register of electors is published on 1st December each year. The electoral register is then updated every month. The following table shows when we need to receive an application to register and when you will be added to the register.

Archived copies of the Register of Electors are available to inspect at the British Library and Kent Archives Electoral Registers.

Privacy

To verify your identity, the data you provide will be processed by the Individual Electoral Registration Digital Service managed by the Cabinet Office. As part of this process your data will be shared with the Department of Work and Pensions and the Cabinet Office suppliers that are data processors for the Individual Electoral Registration Digital Service. You can find more information on the register to vote website.

In order to improve the accuracy, efficiency and citizen's experience of the electoral process, specifically the canvass, we are required to take part in a data matching exercise at the start of each canvass, which matches the details of the electors held on our electoral register against national data. In addition, this data may also be matched against local data sets. The outcome of the matching exercises will allow us to determine the most suitable route for properties to be canvassed.

If you would like to know more about the way we process your data, or the open register (also known as the edited register) and how to change whether you appear on this you can view information on Electoral Register Privacy.